Snoring: A common sleep disorder

Sleep consumes as much as one-third or more of the average human's
life. Even if people hope for restful sleep, many types of sleep
disorder reduce the quality and quantity of sleep. Snoring is the
most common cause of sleep disorder that affects people.

Snoring is divided into two categories: Obstructive sleep apnea and
Primary snoring.
Obstructive sleep apnea: Loud, excessive snoring, interrupted by
breathing stoppages and gasping for breath. Other symptoms include
excessive sleepiness in the daytime and obesity. Also, it was found
that is more common in male.

Primary Snoring: is very common and is unrelated to apneic episodes.
Primary snoring may be an early predictor for people who will
eventually develop obstructive sleep apnea. This progression is more
likely in people at ages 35-40 and who undergo a weight gain.

Primary snoring is characterized by loud noises that disturb the
sleeper or sleep partners and can be caused by different types of
problems: anatomic - if the oropharynx is smaller or more narrow
than normal, a deviated nasal septum, hypertrophy of the tonsils
and/or adenoids, temporary or permanent enlargement of the nasal
turbinate (nasal obstruction), mandibular abnormalities, or tongue
enlargement and smoking.

Medical consequences: The obstructive sleep apnea should always be
checked by a physician. The fact that you won't receive the proper
amount of air will lead in time to serious diseases. Not enough air
means poor blood and brain oxygenation. Even primary snoring can
signal other morbid conditions. Nocturnal asthma may be a cause of
snoring and snoring may be a trigger for nocturnal asthma. The day
time tiredness and sleepiness is only a residual effect of snoring.
Snoring often coexists with hypertension, heart disease, asthma and
brain ischemia.

Smoking - Cigarette smoking has been demonstrated to be the cause of
numerous medical problems, including snoring. The cause is the
negative effect of smoking on mucociliary clearance reducing the
ciliary mobility, increasing the upper airway blockages and allowing
mucus to collect. This effect can even occur through exposure to
second-hand smoke.

Nasal Obstruction - a normal breathe through the nose while sleeping
will not cause snoring. When a nasal obstruction appears that we
must breathe through the mouth, increasing the risk of snoring.
Opening the airway passages through the upper respiratory tract is
one solution to snoring.

Depending on your snoring pattern, Salin air salinizer could be a
real help to prevent and reduce snoring. The fact that the inhaled
saline has bactericide, mucokinetic, hydrophilic and anti
inflammatory properties leads to reducing inflammation in the mucosa
lining the airway passages, opening and widening the airway. Will
restore the normal transport of mucus and unclog the blockages
absorbing the edema of the nasal mucosa and the oropharynx and the
soft palate, causing nasal obstruction and snoring. Widening the
airway passage in the nose and the tubes of the sinuses will also
improve the sinuses drainage and will reduce snoring.

However, if a person seems to gasp for breath during sleep, the
snoring may be caused by obstructive sleep apnea and this is a
serious medical condition and he/she should see a doctor.

Thinking now about pets, they are part of our life, day and night,
including their problems. A dog snoring pattern is very much the
same as ours and looking for a snoring help, a snoring device or a
home remedy for snoring dog is not a problem anymore. As your pet
could have also asthma or snoring the salinized air will work great
also for him.

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